Families, couples, groups, folks on weekend getaways and other travelers at this Ramada Limited in Tampa, Fla., are staying in one of the country's most popular tourist attractions, especially when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays are winning. Recreational enthusiasts are near plenty of golf courses this is Florida, after all and spring training camps for major league baseball teams from the North, one of whom is called the Evil Empire by Boston Red Sox fans. What's more, May's Fun N' Sun festival draws 100,000 people to the beach for concerts, sports, arts and crafts, children's face painting and other stuff to celebrate summer's onslaught. Parents and kids also can check out the David L. Mason Children's Art Museum, the Florida Aquarium, and several museums in the Tampa St. Petersburg Clearwater area. Air travelers are 13 miles and 23 miles respectively from the Tampa and St. Petersburg Clearwater international airports. The three story Ramada features 50 guestrooms, each with coffeemakers, cable TV, microwave oven, refrigerators and other amenities. With all of its attractions from beaches to pro sports, the Tampa Bay area is a hopping place, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. And the Ramada Limited puts them close to all the action at prices that won't require second mortgages.
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